KenJax Tree
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I would slit it throat lol
whadja do today?
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Well, almost Monday. I have to start a crew in downtown San Diego (yuk) tomorrow. I hate downtown. Got 4 jobs down there this week. Dang takes almost an hour to get there. I love this time of year. Sunrise before 6am,,now the guys can check the oil and stuff in the morning with out having to use a flash light.
Jeff
Jeff
I'm really not trying to pick a fight, but that is ignorant.
So what if a 20 year customer strays? The fact that they called back means they are still a customer. You would ignore a paying customer? That's not how I build my customer base.
I guess someday when I have more customers than I can service and more money than I can spend, I will be able to afford to ignore paying customers. Until then, I will politely thank them for their patronage, rather than let them think I am doing them a favor by taking their money.
2treeornot2tree
Dont cry, just do it
Looked at this falling over oak tree friday night. It's a customer that I have delt with before years ago. So they want this tree gone asap so it doesn't fall on there rental house. I rearrange my schedule to to remove the tree this morning. She asked if I could wait until wed. I told her no. I guess she has another tree guy coming to give her a price as she feels I am ripping her off asking $1300. I told her that's fine. If you call me back about doing it, it will be 3 to 4 weeks as I am not pushing my schedule around again for her. I guess part of it is my fault because about 6 years ago I removed a dead tree for them and lost my ass on it because I under bid it.
$1,300 is a gift to her. I can't believe she's even getting another quote since they have used you before and know you do good work. Hope her other quote is double! Looks kinda sketchy with a really compromised root system. I don't think I'd be rigging any huge pieces out of it.
treeclimber101 was going to make a teeshirt with that segment you quoted. Next time you make up teeshirts, make sure you have "Welcome" printed on the back because your clients will eventually be walking all over you like a welcome mat as you bow down to them.
It's right to be respectful to your clients but respect goes both ways.
Looked at this falling over oak tree friday night. It's a customer that I have delt with before years ago. So they want this tree gone asap so it doesn't fall on there rental house. I rearrange my schedule to to remove the tree this morning. She asked if I could wait until wed. I told her no. I guess she has another tree guy coming to give her a price as she feels I am ripping her off asking $1300. I told her that's fine. If you call me back about doing it, it will be 3 to 4 weeks as I am not pushing my schedule around again for her. I guess part of it is my fault because about 6 years ago I removed a dead tree for them and lost my ass on it because I under bid it.
Ask to see the written quote. If more than yours, bump yours to the mid way price and THEN you can do it as you mentioned originally.
Why do returning customers return if they feel we're ripping them off???
2treeornot2tree
Dont cry, just do it
I told them if I got.it done quicker then expected I would give them a break. Then she asked how much. I told her I would have to do it first to know.
2treeornot2tree
Dont cry, just do it
Nope. They don't do that here.
2treeornot2tree
Dont cry, just do it
Up here its your tree your money but the city arborist tells u what you can do. He then issues u a permit
mckeetree
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Turns out you are exactly right. I found out it was the Mexican outfit roofing the house that called that bunch over there and the folks hired them.
mckeetree
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I really don't think that is ignorant. After 28 years and 10 months in the tree business for myself and close to 40 years working in the green industry I'm tired of kissing ass.
Saw this for sale yesterday and wanted to go pick it up! Wifey said" if you get it you'll be living in it, you already run a non profit tree service, you can't keep spending ALL of the money you make."
Someone from here ought to buy it, other than the box being to small looks like a nice grapple truck.
http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwi/hvo/4742826655.html
Someone from here ought to buy it, other than the box being to small looks like a nice grapple truck.
http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwi/hvo/4742826655.html
arborjockey
ArboristSite Guru
City arborist can be bad news for the industry. Non applicable science clogs their mind.
arborjockey
ArboristSite Guru
http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwi/hvo/4742826655.html
That's a smokenass deal. Scrap the chipper just load n go.
My buddy made a mint after Katrina with one. He drove around loading washers and fridges do go to the scrap yard
That's a smokenass deal. Scrap the chipper just load n go.
My buddy made a mint after Katrina with one. He drove around loading washers and fridges do go to the scrap yard
Yeah the wife doesnt get it. It's only a 10 ft box but I could load my 20 ft dump trailer with it. And it's only 3hrs away.
That clam looks like it would suck for trees though! Stump grindings would be no match... Haha
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